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Clauses: Essential Building-Blocks
Clear up clause confusion with this grammar handout, complete with a clause identification activity. Using the detailed information and examples of the different types of clauses provided in the worksheet, secondary learners identify and...
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The Subjunctive
How are subjunctives incorporated into the writing process? Young grammarians investigate the proper usage of the subjunctive mood, and combine parts of sentences from one column with those from another column to make eight logical...
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Integrating Quotations, Paraphrases, and Summaries Effectively
Integrating quotations, paraphrases, and summaries into a paper can be a challenge. After the terms are defined and the difference among them illustrated, viewers are shown correct and incorrect inclusions of quotations. Preview the...
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Rhythm, Verse and Rhyme: COMPOSING A LIST POEM
Learners are provided an opportunity for self-expression. They collaborate with a partner and compose a list poem. Students practice reading and writing skills. They explore lists and catalogues--both elements of poetry and practical...
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Sports and Hobbies
Students explore vocabulary related to sports and hobbies. They consider their interests in sports and hobbies in relation to other students. They discuss music and describe a piece of music using simple adjectives.
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Bio-Poem
Everyone can be a poet with this simple activity! After reading of Lucy Westerna's death, assign your class this bio poem on Professor Van Helsing. There's a specific format to follow, but it'll be interesting to see how your kids add...
One Stop English
Brexit
Brexit. Eurosceptics. Titanorak. Frankenstorm. Check out a neat learning exercise and the attached article. It's all about buzzwords and how they are birthed. Whoda thunkit.
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Good and Well
In this good and well usage worksheet, students read for information and determine comprehension. In this fill in the blanks worksheet, students complete twenty-three sentences.
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Mustn't or Don't Have To
In this mustn't or don't have to worksheet, students fill in the blanks with the words mustn't or don't have to. Students complete 10 sentences total.
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Parts of Speech Review
Students practice the parts of speech using index cards to label words in a sentence.
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Sentence Work on Derivative Nouns
Students, after reading about derivative nouns, bring in a rough draft to class.
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Writing Thesis Statements in Sociology
Young scholars discover methods for writing strong thesis statements. For this writing skills lesson, students follow the steps their instructor outlines to review the strengths and weaknesses of their sociology thesis statements.
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Infinitives
For this grammar worksheet, 9th graders focus on the usage of infinitives. Students read 25 sentences and identify and underline the infinitves in each.
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Identifying Parts of Speech
In this grammar worksheet, students master all parts of speech. Students complete 8 sentences, identifying every word and its purpose in each statement.
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Raise, Rise, and Raze
In this raise, rise, and raze learning exercise, students choose the correct word to complete the sentences. Students complete 12 sentences.
Curated OER
Parts of Speech Review
Students need to know how to correctly use words in their writing and speaking. By reviewing parts of speech with hands-on activities, students retain and enjoy studying sentence structure.
Curated OER
"Schwa" Activity
In this schwa sound worksheet, students answer true/false questions, underline syllables with the schwa sound and complete a related preposition activity.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Auxiliary (Helping) Verbs
Is the underlined verb the main verb in the sentence, or is it helping the main verb?
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Verb Tense Activities
This site provides several worksheets that require students to analyze the verb tenses used in sentences. Students will enjoy the "pirates" theme as they identify verbs, verb phrases, and verb tenses.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Verb Phrase
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a verb phrase in the context of a sentence.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Helping and Modal Auxiliary Verbs
A helping and modal auxiliary verb site from the Capital Community College. Use this site as a reference tool when learning about modal auxiliary verbs.
Other
Tefl Interactive Esl Games: Matching Phrasal Verbs
There are ten levels of interactive phrasal verb matching games on this site, starting at the elementary level, and going to more advanced level words to help English language learners practice their skills.
Dave's ESL Cafe
Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal verbs-two-part verbs that combine a verb with a preposition-are often difficult for English language learners to comprehend because they have peculiar meanings unfamiliar to non-native speakers of English. What does it mean, for...